SOMETIMES, you play the game out beforehand in your head. You don’t particularly want to, but you can’t help it. You’re doing the shopping, travelling to work, pretending to listen to your boss, your mind wanders, thinking about the big game, imagining what might...
FOUR years is a very long time in football. Four years ago, Jürgen Klopp was the manager of Borussia Dortmund. Four years ago, a 23-year-old Xherdan Shaqiri was on the fringes of the Bayern Munich squad. As Bayern visit Anfield for the first time since 1981, they will...
ARE you ready for the next two weeks? Between now and March 3, Liverpool play Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Watford and Everton. It is unlikely to be a gentle period, but how boring would football be if it was? After putting up with the football wasteland that was...
MANCHESTER City are the bookmakers’ favourites to retain the Premier League title, and there isn’t a Liverpool player, coach or fan who seems to mind that too much. That’s got to change eventually. Liverpool teams have been wonderful underdogs at various times during...
SMILES were back on Liverpool faces at Anfield on Saturday as three points were secured against Bournemouth. It was a performance befitting of one of the most electric sides in football, and saw them entertain the masses and briefly take their place back at the top of...
YOU don’t know you’ve been in love until someone breaks your heart. You don’t know just how much you support your team until they really piss you off. My 23-year-old son was in the away end at West Ham. His allegiance is one reason that I take enough of an interest in...
THERE’S a strong sense that we’ve been here before with Liverpool, at the moment. In my football-conscious life at least, The Reds have mounted two serious title challenges; 2009 and 2014. In both those years there were questions, more so with the benefit hindsight in...
Liverpool found themselves deflated after a 1-1 draw with West Ham United but what will Jürgen Klopp have been thinking before and after? It was a tough game for the manager given the chaos around selection before the match. Afterwards will he be happy with his...
SO, I’ve had a shit week. How about you? Monday night saw Liverpool potentially hand the momentum in the Premier League title race back to Manchester City, just five days after having the opportunity to go seven points clear at the top. The Reds remain at the summit...
Following comments attributed to the former manager of Manchester United and currently unemployed Jose Mourinho, what exactly makes a manager ‘great’? Joining Rob Gutmann to try and ascertain a criteria are Neil Jones, Josh Sexton, Lizzi Doyle and Mo...
Liverpool Face Brighton After European Delight | Friday Live!
We look back at Liverpool’s win over Villarreal before previewing their big match against Brighton.Neil Atkinson is joined by John Gibbons, Steve Graves & Grace Mailey.
Also in the show, Neil chats to Taj Ali about his book ‘Come what may, we’re here to stay’, his book about South Asian resistance in Britain
